Needle.



J. A. VOGELMANN.

NEEDLE.

APPLIQATIONHLED 00T. 2o, 1910.

Patented Dec. 2&6, 1911.

@vih/woo@ UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOSEPH ANTHONY VOGELIBIANIN',` 0F BROOKLYN NEWY.0BK.

NEEDLE.

Specication of Letters Patentl I Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

Application led October 20, 1910'. Serial No. 588,126.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. VOGEL- MANN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew'York, have inventedcertain new and useful lmpi'ovements. in Needles;and Ido declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled. in the art t0which it' appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in needles.

The object of the invention is to provide v Ufa needle of this characterhaving an improved construction of thread attaching mechanism wherebythe thread may be engaged with the needle when the 'latter' is held inany position.' Y

Another object is to provide a needle of this character which will besimple, strong, durable and inexpensive in construction, eiicient andreliable in operation and well adapted to the'purpose for which itisdesigned.

l With these and other objects in View, th invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrange-` ment of partsas will be -more fullydescribed and particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

`fIn the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of a needleconstructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is also a sideviewof the needle viewed from the-side -of the same; Fig. 3 is a viewonthe line 3-3 of Fig. l1 looking in the opposite direction..

Fig. 4 is also a transverse sect-ion taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 denotes the body portionofthe needle which may be of -the usual or any desired construction andon the larger endpof theneedle is formed a reduced shank or exten` sion2. The shank 2 is preferably of square or rectangular form incrosssection and where the same joins the body of the needle a shoulder i'sformed as shown. 0n the outer end ofthe shank 2 and extending inwardlywith which the thread is engaged.' When the thread is" thus engaged withsaid tapered spaces 4 it is `drawn back into the narrowy portion of thespaces and caught or gripped by the jaws 3 which securel hold'the threadwhile the needle is being sed. nAs clearly the needle, whereby thelatter may be read-l ily drawn through the fabric to be operated 65upon. By forming the thread gripping jaws in the manner described thethread may be engaged with and secured to either ,one

or both of the jaws irrespective of the position in which the needle isheld.

- -From the foregoing description "taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the shown "theouter edges of the jaws 4 are substantially on a line of the jaw portionl of invention will be readily understood without I 'requiring a moreextended.l explanation.

.Various changes in the form,'proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may' :be resorted .to without r departing from -theprinciple -or sacrificing anyl ofthe advan tages of this invention asdefined in the ap-f pende'd claim.

Having thus I clain is:

A needle having a reduced flat shank, a pair of oppositely disposedrigid thread receiving jaws formed on the opposite edges 'of the shank,the ends of said jaws project- Aing toward the bo'dy portion of theneedle,

the inner thread directing edges of which 'are inclined, the outer edgesof said jaws be- Aing substantially on a line with the -body .portion ofthe needle.

,In testimony whereof I have hereunto s et my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

1 JOSEPH ANTHONY VOGELMANN. j Witnesses:

HENRY M. WALTER,- OsoARi W. WALTER.

so described my invention, whatV l

